Analysis of agriculture in the West Region of Romania

The West Region has in its possession a valuable agricultural potential. The agriculture of Timis and Arad Counties plays an important role in the overall economy of the Region, with crucial implications on living standard of the population and food security. West Region is characterized by an average size of farms greater than the national average which allows practicing a more competitive agriculture in the Region, particularly in Timis and Arad Counties. The vegetal sector is better represented in the area than the livestock sector, its share being dominated in the production structure of agriculture branch, which creates a weaker ability to generate the additional added value through livestock production and especially by capitalizing of this in the food industry. Regarding the production structure of agriculture branch in the Region, the vegetal sector has a dominant share (67.3%) and reflects an inadequate structure without preconditions to increase the capacity of generating the additional added value through livestock production and especially through its capitalization in the food industry

Comparative analysis of the strategic objectives of European Union for the past programming period 2007-2013 and for the current programming period 2014-2020

The growing competition between different regions, thus their activities performed under both within and outside the European Union represents a fact of the "globalized" world in which we are living. For many years, the regional disparities in terms of development level and life quality were subject to national policies of the Member States. Many improvements have been observed since the European Union initiated the policy of reducing them. The Cohesion Policy of the European Union has an unique irreplaceable role in the coagulation of integrated development strategies, comprising interventions in different areas, such as infrastructure, research and innovation, employment, education, business, environment protection, climate changes and energy efficiency within a package of coherent policies addressing to regional or even local context, being one of the most visible policies, especially in what regards the relationship with citizens. Thus, the Cohesion Policy target is represented by supporting the process of reducing the disparities between the regions and Member States more developed of the European Union and the ones that are less developed

Perception of Romanian banking system by the beneficiaries of rural development projects

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development of the EU for funding economic activities in the rural area. As the payments for the Community projects are settlement payments (i.e. the payments are settled in installments after being made, the entrepreneurs need forward funding for their investments, and, therefore, the banks play an important role in forwarding the funds for the projects, as well as in co-funding the eligible expenses. This paper analyzes the way in which the beneficiaries of rural development projects perceive the assistance given by the Romanian banking institutions regarding the steps they must make in order to obtain a loan or to benefit of other necessary banking products or services for the implementation of their projects. The research was carried out in Timiș County, between May and September 2016, on a sample of 96 interviewees, beneficiaries of rural development projects by the National Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. The data collection methods consisted of the survey made on the basis of a standardized questionnaire, using the “face-to-face” technique and the data collection interview method using the “face-to-face” interview

Analyses of business development at the level of Timis county

Business is the main component that defines antreprenorial behaviour. Micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in a country’s economy, representing a source of entrepreneurial skills and innovation. SMEs contributes greatly to gross domestic product and employs a large population of the workforce. The paper analyzes the dynamics of the business environment in the county of Timis given the evolution of the number of companies registered and de-registered, the number of active enterprises, the situation of companies with foreign capital in number and value of invested capital, distribution enterprises by economic sectors and classes sizes, and capture the gross value adde

Analysis of agriculture in the West Region of Romania

The West Region has in its possession a valuable agricultural potential. The agriculture of Timis and Arad Counties plays an important role in the overall economy of the Region, with crucial implications on living standard of the population and food security. West Region is characterized by an average size of farms greater than the national average which allows practicing a more competitive agriculture in the Region, particularly in Timis and Arad Counties. The vegetal sector is better represented in the area than the livestock sector, its share being dominated in the production structure of agriculture branch, which creates a weaker ability to generate the additional added value through livestock production and especially by capitalizing of this in the food industry. Regarding the production structure of agriculture branch in the Region, the vegetal sector has a dominant share (67.3%) and reflects an inadequate structure without preconditions to increase the capacity of generating the additional added value through livestock production and especially through its capitalization in the food industry